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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I appreciate firearms, but am very limited in my hunting experience. It's not a moral objection, I just didn't grow up doing it. Short of dove I've never hunted live game in my life. But I still enjoy shooting as a hobby, challenge, and a mutual experience with my sons.
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I grew up around guns, and we hunted as a means of filling the freezer. Duck, pheasant, deer, turkey - using firearms was a means to an end, not ends unto themselves. Now that I make enough money to not have to sit out freezing my ass off in a high blind, I don't hunt any more. And I really don't desire to. But I still like to shoot. Yes, that Remington .30-06 was a fine machine, and about the smoothest bolt action rifle I've ever shot. But my sport utility 5.56 semi-auto does a pretty good job of putting holes in paper, the ammo is cheap, and spare parts plentiful. Easy to clean, fun to shoot, cost of entry pretty low - heck, even my kids like shooting it. No, there's no wood, and no bluing. But if I get it wet, I'm not worried that it will be ruined. Luckily, I've never had the desire to dress it up with a bunch of accessories. It's a rifle, not a Barbie.